Basic Restorative Flashcards

0
Q

Which acids are mainly produced by the bacterias?

A

Lactic
Propionic
Acetic

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What is the of caries?

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A process affecting the mineralised tissues of the teeth which is causes the action of microorganism on fermentable carbohydrates to produce acids

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2
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Which acid is the most damaging?

A

Lactic acid

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3
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Which sugar is the most carigigenic?

A

Sucrose

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4
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Which bacteria are found in health?

A

Mainly gram pos facultative bacteria

S sanguis
S gordonii

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5
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Which bacteria are mainly found in fissure caries?

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S sanguis and mitis

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6
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What are the common sites to develop caries?

A

Pits and fissures
Approximate surfaces
Root surface

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7
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What are rh four requisites to caries?

A

Bacterial plaque
Bacterial substrate
Susceptible tooth surface
Time

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8
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Which bacteria are involved in caries mainly?

A

Strep mutans

Lactobacillus sp.deep lesions

Acrinomycosis for root caries

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9
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How do primary enamel caries appear?

A

White spot lesion

Brown spot

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10
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What are the microscopic appearance of primary enamel caries?

A

IEBS

Initiation
Enamel destruction
Bacterial invasion
Secondary enamel caries

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11
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What is in the initiation phase of enamel and how porous are they?

A

TDBS

Normal enamel: 0.1%
Translucent zone: 1%
Dark zone : 2-4%
Periphery : 5%
Body zone: 25%
Surface zone : 1%
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12
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What is Sedondary enamel caries?

A

Enamel adjacent to dentine is less resistant to caries possibly due to the branching of dentinal tubules

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13
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WHat are the zones of dentine caries?

A

SCZA
Superficial area : just beneath breached enamel
Central area: necrosis and destruction
Zone of penetration : tubules penetrated by bacteria
Advancing front : demineralised but not infected

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14
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What are the types of dentine?

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Primary: bulk of dentine around pulp and also known as cicrumpulpal dentine
Sedondary dentine: develops after root formation and is continuos wit primary but slower rate of formation. Less regular than primary

Tertiary dentine: reactive to stimuli . Deposited either odontoblasts or replacement cells from pulp. Tubular pattern very irregular

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15
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T/F cementum rapidly decaclfies?

A

T

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16
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What are the risk factors for caries?

A
SES
age
Diet
Local factors
Fluoride
Saliva pH
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17
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How can we assess the activity of a carious lesions?

A

Matt or shiny
Colour
Consistency

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18
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What would caries that felt matt more likely indicate?

A

More active and indicated amount of pores

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19
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What does colour indicate?

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Poor indicator but may indicate arresting

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20
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What does the consistent indicate?

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Soft and leathery are more active

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21
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What are the defence mechanisms of the pulp dentine complex?

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Tubular scleorsis: this is when the tubules become complety filled with calcified material and increases with age
Reactionary dentine

Inflammation of pulp and pulpits

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22
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Where does the pulp come from?

A

Dental papilla

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23
Q

Which caries has seen the biggest reduction on orevelance?

A

Smooth

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24
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How much do fissure caries account for new lesions?

A

84%

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25
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How does fissure caries start?

A

Bilaterally along walls as inverted cone shape

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26
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What does tooth brushing prevent?

A

Smooth surface caries

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27
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What is the reasonnfor change in caries?

A

Improved awareness

Use of fluorides

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28
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When does fissure caries occur?

A

Two school of thought

  1. Occlusal caries incidence peaks during and immediately after eruption
  2. Occlusal caries incidence remains high and unremitting
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29
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Which ways can we diagnose caries?

A

Invasive and non invasive

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30
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What are the invasive caries diagnosis techniques?

A

Diagnostic cavity

Enamel biopsy

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31
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What are the non invasive caries detection?

A
Probe
Visual inspection 
Magnification 
Radiographs
Trans illumination 
Electronic methods
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32
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What is the problem with using a probe in fissure caries?

A

False positives as probe may stick in fissure due to normal anatomy
Misses dentinal caries
Possibility of breaking the soft surface zone and introduce cariogenic bacteria

Unreliable

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33
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How does visual inspection work?

A

Clean dry tooth

Must see staining and se calcification around the fissure

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34
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How does magnicficationwork?

A

Fissure caries detection improves and times 4 is thought to be the best

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35
Q

What magnification does an intrs oral camera use?

A

X40

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36
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What magnification does an operating microscope use?

A

X16

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37
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How helpful is radiographs in fissure caries ?

A

Only useful for occult lesions but otherwise not great since

  1. Superimposition or buccal and Palatal enamel
  2. Often only seen when caries into dentine
  3. Small changes in X-ray tube head can make small lesions disappear
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38
Q

How effective is trans illumination?

A

Good for interproximal caries on ANTERIOR teeth

But POOR in POSTERIOR teeth

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39
Q

What must the ambient light be for trans illumination?

A

Low

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40
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How will a caries free tooth appear compared to a caries tooth within trans illumination?

A

Caries free will glow

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41
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What is an example of trans illumination?

A

FOTI

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42
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Compared to x ray how good is FOTI ?

A

17% enamel lesions detected

48% of dentine

Low sensitivity

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43
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What are the electronic methods for caries detection based on?

A

Carious teeth contain pores of enamel which saliva can pass through and this conduct small electrical currents

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44
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How effective are the electronic methods for caries detection?

A

HIGH SENSITIVITY !!!!! Can be used to monitor progress

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45
Q

What is the diode laser fluoresce?

A

Uses a laser of 680nm
Carious tooth structure is diff to normal
Fluorescence changes are measured and converted to an analogue scale
Low reading: sound
High reason: caries
80% sens and spec

But no diagnostic threshold and mainly used for occlusal lesions in conjunction with other technique

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46
Q

How does vista proof work?

A

High energery violet light used

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47
Q

Hat wave,length of light is used in vista proof?

A

405nm

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48
Q

What does vista proof show?

A

Porphyrin metabolites show red

Natrual tooth is green

49
Q

What is th best way for carious detection using non invasive ways?

A

Clean dry tooth
Visual inspection
Light

50
Q

When would invasive methods for caries detection be used?

A

High risk population or STRONG suspicion of caries in that tooth

51
Q

What are the treatment options for fissure caries?

A
Observe
Laser therapy
Ozone
Sealane t
Amalgam
Composite
Inlay
52
Q

When would you observe for fissure caries?

A

You don’t since cannot see it well

53
Q

How does laser therapy work for fissure caries?

A

CO2 laser
Causes carbonate and mg depletion
Reorganises apatite structure

Raises pulp temp by not more than 1 degrees

54
Q

What materials can you use for a sealant restoration?

A
GIC
Composte
Fissure sealants
Compomer
Dentine adhesive
55
Q

How does a sealants restoration work?and how much surface does it occupy?

A

Treatment of the enamel and dentine caries in a discrete part of the fissure pattern

Occupies 5%
Amalgam occupies 25%

56
Q

What are the advantages of sealant restoration?

A

Minimal cavity prep
Tooth not weakened
Aesthetic
Simulatanous prevention

57
Q

What do we polish restrorstions?

A

For aesthetics,minimise plaque retention, and gingival irration, remove over hangs,

58
Q

What are the options for increasing amalgam retention?

A
Slots: no greater than 1mm
Groves
Boxes
Dovetails
Steps
Circumfrential slots
Dentine pins
Bonded amalgams 
Amalgapins
59
Q

How effective is the Circumfrential slot?

A

Very

Same resistance as 4 pins but more sensitive to displacement during matrix band removal

60
Q

What are amalgam pins?

A

Amalgam is used for the retention and similar placement to cone tonal pins

61
Q

How’s does the resistance to displacement for the amalgam pins compare to the conventional prins?

A

Same

62
Q

What are the dimsjonas for amalagmpins?

A
  1. 5-2 mm deep

0. 8mm diameter

63
Q

How wide and deep do your slopes and steps need to be?

A
  1. 0 mm wide

1. oo tall

64
Q

What are bonded amalgams?

A

Where you use a bonding agent to aid retention of amalgam

65
Q

T/F the bond strength between the amalgam and bonding agent is weaker than that of the tooth and bonding agent?

A

T

66
Q

T/F there is less stress on the bond between amalgam and bonding agent than compared to composte?

A

T

67
Q

What type of bonding agents would you use for bonded amalgams?

A

Autopolymersising agent

68
Q

What to dentine pins provide?

A

Mechanical retention and resistance

69
Q

How do dentine pins work?

A

Mechanical interlocking of amalgam into undercuts on the pin

70
Q

What is the pins retention dependant upon?

A

Resiliency and firmness of dentine

71
Q

What are the three types of dentine pins?

A

Self threading
Friction locked
Cemented

72
Q

T/F self threading are less retentive than friction locked?

A

F

Self threading are the most retentive

73
Q

What is the optimum depth of the dentine pins into dentine?

A

2-3mm

74
Q

What is the optimum length of pin into amalgam?

A

2mm

75
Q

T/F larger diameter pins are more retentive?

A

T

76
Q

How many pins per missing cusp should be placed?

A

1 or marginal ridge/line angle

77
Q

What is the maximum of pins in a tooth?

A

4

78
Q

How far apart should pins be and what are the other requirement when placing pins?

A

5mm apart
1mm inside DEJ

1mm inside external Root is apical tonCEJ
2mm into dentine and amalgam
2mm from opposing tooth

79
Q

How much dentine between pin and ADJ?

A

1mm

80
Q

What angle should you place pins?

A

90 degree

81
Q

What can you cost the pins in?

A

MDP Panavia or

4 META

82
Q

How much amalgam is needed ontop of the ion for replacing a cusp?

A

2.5mm

83
Q

What speed hand piece do you use for pins?

A

200rpm clockwise

84
Q

What are the problems with pin placement?

A
Voids around pin 
Pins bent
Lose pin
Pin at amalgam surface
Pulp exposure 
Root perforation
85
Q

What are the matrix bands available?

A

Siqveland
Tofflemire
Autommatrix
Copper band

86
Q

How long to extensive amagalsm last?

A

14.6 years

87
Q

Where do class 2 lesions occur?

A

Least one of the interproximal surfaces on posterior teeth staters just below contact point

88
Q

How can we classify caries lesions?

A
E1: outer hand of enamel
E2: inner half of enamel
D1: 0.5mm into dentine
D2: more than 0.5 but not within 0.5mm of pulp
D3: more than 0.5mm within pulp
89
Q

How can you diagnose interproximal caries?

A
Visual inspection 
Radiographs 
Laster fluoresce eg diagno dent 
Light transmission 
Electrical resistance
Temporsry tooth separation
90
Q

How long does it take caries to reach ADJ in adults vs children?

A

Adults: 6 yrs
Kids: 4 yrs

91
Q

What are the options for class 2?

A
Class 2 with key
Class 2 with self retentive box
Tunnel prep
MOD
Tunnel prep
Pre fabricated eg inlay
92
Q

What percentage of class 2 amalgams have fractured cusps?

A

13%

Occur at any age but most frequently affect molars

93
Q

Which types of restorations have the biggest number of cusp fracture?

A

MOD

94
Q

How does the tunnel prep work?

A

Intact marginal ridge

95
Q

What was the tunnel prep initially deigned for?

A

GIC

96
Q

What are the problems with tunnel prep?

A

Cannot visualise whole lesions
Not sure if cairies free
Cannot assess the strength of remsning tooth
Secondary carie within 3yrs

97
Q

What are thr indications for posterior composite?

A

Small and moderate sized class 2
Patient allergic to metal s
Unsupported enamel may be strengthened by acid etch technqie
Not possible to obtain retention

98
Q

What are the contr indications to posterior composites?

A
Patients with high caries risk 
Cavities where cannot get isolation
Multiple large restrorstions with cuspal contact
Bruxism 
Allergies
99
Q

What are thr problems with large class 2 composites?

A

Wear
Fracture
Microleakage
Cuspal flexure

100
Q

What is the survival rate for amalgam vs composite?

A

15 yrs amalgam

6 yrs composite

101
Q

What is blacks classification for caries?

A

Class 1: pit and fissure

2: mesial and distal premolar and molar
3: mesial and distal incisors and canine
4: involving incisal edge
5: occurring at cervical third

102
Q

What are the contemporary caries classification?

A

Site

Size

103
Q

What are the caries by site classification?

A

Site 1: pits fissures and enamel defects on occlusal or other smooth surfaces
Site 2: approximate surfaces for ant and post teeth
Site 3: cervical third of all teeth and any exposed roots

104
Q

What is the classification by size?

A

0: initial lesion
1: minimal surface cavitation
2: moderate dentine
3: enlarged beyond moderate
4: extensive caries with loss of cusp

105
Q

Why may anterior teeth need restoring?1

A
Caries
Colour
Fracture
Wear
Developmental disorder
106
Q

Where do class 3 lesions start?

A

Just at or below the contact point in the mid labial Palatal third

107
Q

T/F the incidence for class 3 is higher than pit and fissure caries?

A
F 
Becaus
1-anterior teeth more accessible for OH
2: narrower contact ares
3: increased use of fluoridated tooth paste
108
Q

Which patients are class 3 more common in?

A

Mouth breathers

Imbricated teeth

109
Q

How do you diagnose class 3?

A

Can see once into dentine as a darkness

110
Q

What diagnostic methods can we use for class 3?

A
Probe
Visual
Radiographs
Trans illumination 
Shred floss
111
Q

What probes are used for detecting class 2 and class 2 lesions?

A

Brialt and Weston

Nee to use a light pressure

112
Q

How can you use trans illumination in class 3 lesions?

A

Light off dental mirror

FOTI

113
Q

What are the ways of restoring class 3?

A

Palatal

Labial

114
Q

When would we bevel class 3 cavity?

A

When the cavity extends to an area that is visible then bevel

Advantages: end on etching of enamel prisms, increases surface ares for bond, blends composte better, reduces micro leakage

BUT: increase cavity size

115
Q

What lining materials can we use in class three?

A

Dentine bonding agents
Light cured GIC
CaOH

116
Q

What is an alternative to class three prep?

A

Tunnel prep

117
Q

How can you gain retention for class 4?

A

Cervical groove in dentine
Enchant
Dentine pins
Bevel

118
Q

Which matrices can you use for class 4?

A

Polyester : straight or curved of incisal corner

Cellulose acetate

119
Q

What is the dis with cellulose acetate strip?

A

Reacts with composte
Too thick and bulky
Tear